Joe -
I am in the process of conducting "lifecycle" testing on the element and will be complete sometime this weekend. I have no doubt that it will be a consistant performer. But, I would not even attempt to reproduce an item without testing it first. That wouldn't be fair to anyone. I would hate for my own design to take a big fat dump on me in my own machine!
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All of the physical properties of the new element body are superior to the original as well as the small modification to provide for a more stable fastening surface for the element resistance wire bolts.
I will give an update when complete.